GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
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| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
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